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Café Europa
Still Tampere's coolest bar for the décor alone, with old-world couches, candlelight, and a good summer terrace. There's also a range of international beers and cocktails and a discerning young crowd.
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Club Apple
Upstairs from Café Europa is this small but stylish dance club with DJs playing house, hip-hop and funk. Entry is free before .
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Falls Café & Terrace
In a part of an old brick factory overlooking the Tammerkoski rapids, Falls can be difficult to find but it has a great waterfront terrace, a laid-back atmosphere and live music in summer.
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Finnkino Plevna
A 10-screen cinema in the old Finlayson factory showing international mainstream movies.
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Groove Bar & Cellar
Intimate one-room bar with loungey furniture and board games. Below is a cellar nightclub with DJs playing from .
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Hakametsä Ice Stadium
Tampere has two ice-hockey teams in the national league - Ilves and Tappara - both of which are among the best in the country, and the city is generally regarded as the home of the sport. Finland's first artificial hockey rink was opened here in 1955. The Hakametsä Ice Stadium, about 2km east of the train station, is the venue for matches on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from September to March.
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Ilves
This is one of the town's more popular nightclubs, with fashionable folk aged 25 and over.
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Mixei
Tampere's No 1 gay club hosts theme parties, live music, DJs on weekends and karaoke on Thursday.
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O'Connell's
This unpretentious Irish pub has a strong local following and is a good place to meet travellers, expats and Tampere locals. As well as the dark stuff on tap, there's a back room with big screen for showing sports, free internet and live music on weekends.
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Onnela
This dark building looks like a library from outside but has become one of Tampere's most popular mainstream discos, with a relaxed crowd in their 20s and 30s listening to unchallenging Europop.
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Paapan Kapakka
This small but swinging music bar hosts regular live jazz and blues sessions; the terrace, looking over the Hämeenkatu bridge, is a great place to be in summer.
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Runo
This elegant but relaxed spot is the perfect place for a bit of light contemplation. The huge windows allow you to keep tabs on the weather, the coffee is good, and there's a selection of books and art to browse. Runo means 'poem' in Finnish.
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Suvi Boat Bar
Tampere has arguably the best nightlife in Finland after Helsinki and locals are blessed with plenty of music venues. In summer, Suvi Boat Bar is a floating beer terrace.
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Tampere Hall
For classical concerts, this is the city's spectacular modern concert hall. It hosts classical concerts by the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra on Friday from September to May. In addition to this it also puts on regular chamber music concerts, and visiting opera and ballet performances.
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Teerenpeli
A good pub with home-brewed beer and cider, this has a relaxing, candle-lit interior and heaps of choice at the taps. They do some good fruit-flavoured brews and also have a terrace and a cavernous club downstairs.
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Telakka
In another of Tampere's restored red-brick warehouses, this bohemian bar-theatre-restaurant offers an innovative menu and décor, live music, theatre performances and a bright summer terrace.
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TT
Just off Hameenkatu near the river, this is one of the two biggest theatres in town.
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Tullikamari klubi
This cavernous club in the old customs house near the train station is Tampere's main indoor venue for rock concerts and music sessions. Big-name Finnish bands sometimes perform here and the cover charge varies. It's also the venue for the film festival and jazz events.
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